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2.9 - Christian Platonism and Modernity

from II - History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

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Joshua Levi Ian Gentzke
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Alexander J. B. Hampton  and
John Peter Kenney
Alexander J. B. Hampton
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
John Peter Kenney
Affiliation:
Saint Michael's College, Vermont
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Summary

This chapter explores the ambiguous relationship between late modern western thought and the Platonic tradition. Particular attention is given to the resurgent philosophical interest in Neoplatonic-Christian mysticism and its overlap with emergent discourses of ecocriticism.

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postmodernismapophaticismantiplatonismecocriticism
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Christian Platonism
A History
 , pp. 322 - 352
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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